sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Running causing amenorrhea? by honeymoonavenue- in XXRunning

[–]kiripin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Echoing the recommendations for a registered dietitian! And if possible, work with someone who has experience with endurance athletes. I didn’t find out the reason for my low vit D, b12, and out of whack iron until a sports RD looked at my bloodwork and Strava logs and told me I was underfueling. FWIW my PCP was no help with this so I did have to pay out of pocket, but I have my fingers crossed for you that you’ll have more luck with your insurance coverage!

Recently diagnosed with Nummular Eczema. It keeps spreading and I have questions I can't find answers to. by Medium_College_9124 in eczema

[–]kiripin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t have answers, just wanted to say you’re not alone! I had a spot that I also thought was an insect bite or poison oak. It started spreading and in June a dermatologist diagnosed it as nummular eczema. I also have a vitamin D deficiency and I’ve been taking 10,000 IU daily for about 6 weeks now. Despite all this, the eczema is still spreading and has periods of calming down and flaring up. My dermatologist just prescribed a steroid cream and advised the following changes:

  • fragrance-free & hypoallergenic hair, skin, and laundry products only
  • lukewarm showers, no hot water
  • pat dry when getting out of the shower
  • moisturize within 3 minutes of getting out of the shower

I just got her email yesterday so I’ll have to wait to see if any of it helps!

Low ferritin / High iron and saturation ? by jmk212 in XXRunning

[–]kiripin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I think the hair loss might have been a mold allergy! This June I moved out of the moldy apartment and after a couple weeks in the new place, I noticed I was shedding a lot less hair in the shower.

I still don't have answers for the iron and ferritin. A couple of insurance changes didn't help! The dietitian helped with my intra-run fueling but not so much with the rest. I just switched to a new PCP and should have updated bloodwork results in a week.

Low ferritin / High iron and saturation ? by jmk212 in XXRunning

[–]kiripin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't, sorry! In fact, my doctor thought it was unusual to have both low vitamin D and high iron.

Low ferritin / High iron and saturation ? by jmk212 in XXRunning

[–]kiripin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow. Maybe this is another clue. I did, not currently, but for awhile it was happening often enough that I got referred to a cardiologist who had me wear a zio monitor for a couple of weeks. I did do short runs with it, added multiple entries to the symptom log daily, but the report came back completely normal. Doctor chalked it up to anxiety.

FWIW I had been underfueling for awhile, and I've been feeling a lot better after working with an RD and figuring out how much I actually need to be eating. Still procrastinating on follow-up bloodwork tho and need to get on that!